Lamar Jackson injury update: Latest news on Ravens QB's status in Week 16 game

Mike Moraitis

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Lamar Jackson injury update: Latest news on Ravens QB's status in Week 16 game image

The Baltimore Ravens have an injury concern with quarterback Lamar Jackson in the first half of the Week 16 game against the New England Patriots.

Jackson exited the field in the second quarter during a Ravens drive after taking a knee to his lower back.

Prior to his exit, Jackson completed 7-of-10 passes for 101 yards while adding seven rushing yards on two carries. Tyler Huntley will now take over for Baltimore's starter as long as he's sidelined.

Follow our tracker below for the latest updates on Jackson's status for the rest of the Sunday night game versus the Patriots.

Lamar Jackson injury update

UPDATE: Jackson has been ruled out for the rest of the game.

UPDATE: Jackson has not come out of the locker room as Ravens players get on the field for the second half and Tyler Huntley is warming up.

For now, it doesn't look like Jackson is coming back to start the second half.

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UPDATE: Here's a look at the play in which Jackson got hurt.

You can see him take a shot to the lower back from the knee of a Patriots defender. Jackson remains questionable going into the half, per the team.

END OF UPDATE

UPDATE: While it initially appeared that Jackson was dealing with a ribs injury, the Ravens announced it is actually a back injury and the Ravens signal-caller is now questionable to return.

Original Text

After leaving the field, trainers were tending to Jackson, who is now heading to the locker room for further evaluation. Again, it might be a rib injury, but we can't say definitively that's the case.

We'll update this page when more information is available from the team.

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